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Politics Jun 25

Trump administration sues Maryland federal judges over order blocking immediate removal of immigrants

By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press

Politics Jun 04

Courtroom And Gavel
WATCH: Law professor addresses unprecedented nature of judicial attacks under Trump administration

"I worry that we are on a path toward few, if any, meaningful limits on the president," Shaw said.

By Hannah Grabenstein

Politics May 27

Courtroom And Gavel
Watch 6:45
As Trump lashes out against courts, calls grow for judges to control their security force

Ensuring the safety of federal judges falls to the U.S. Marshals Service, an agency within the Justice Department. But as President Trump increasingly lashes out at the courts, empowering judges to oversee their own dedicated security force is an idea…

By Geoff Bennett, Doug Adams, Taylor Bowie

Politics May 15

U.S. Supreme Court hears U.S. President Trump's bid to enforce birthright citizenship order, in Washington
What judges have said about birthright citizenship and nationwide injunctions

Federal courts have uniformly blocked President Donald Trump's order seeking to end birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to someone in the country illegally.

By Associated Press

Politics May 08

FILE PHOTO: Inauguration ceremony for Trump's second presidential term
WATCH: ‘Judicial independence is crucial,’ Chief Justice Roberts says

Amid attacks on federal judges who have slowed President Donald Trump's agenda, Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday defended judicial independence as necessary to “check the excesses of the Congress or the executive.”…

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

May 01

Watch 3:22
Trump administration not backing down from clash with judiciary

By Laura Barrón-López, Jonah Anderson

Despite once again being told by a federal judge that their actions exceed the scope of the executive’s authority, President Trump and his administration continued their fight with the judicial branch. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports.

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Mar 27

Watch 8:10
ACLU attorney on suing Trump administration for using wartime authority for deportations

By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Unda Dittaboot

President Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport hundreds of Venezuelan migrants, without due process, could end up at the Supreme Court. An appeals court upheld a ruling blocking the administration from using the rare wartime authority for…

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Mar 24

Watch 5:21
Balance of power in focus at federal hearing as Trump’s showdown with judiciary continues

By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Taylor Bowie

The Trump administration challenged a judge’s decision to stop the deportations using a rare wartime authority. The three-judge panel has yet to rule, but two of the judges appeared to agree the judiciary does have the authority to review President…

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Mar 21

Watch 5:15
Federal judge questions Trump’s authority to deport migrants without due process

By Laura Barrón-López, Kyle Midura

In a D.C. courtroom, a federal judge questioned the legality of the Trump administration’s authority to deport hundreds of migrants without due process and its refusal to answer his questions. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports.

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Mar 20

Watch 5:24
Trump administration’s standoff with federal court over deportation order continues

By Laura Barrón-López, Doug Adams, Ali Schmitz

The Trump administration’s standoff with the judiciary continues as some of the president's top allies and advisers are ramping up their criticism of federal judges. The Justice Department again refused to provide a federal judge detailed information about deportation flights…

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